About this artwork
Bruce was a gentleman architect, credited with introducing the classical style to Scotland. He was born at Blairhall in Fife. Bruce is best known for his work on Edinburgh's Holyroodhouse from 1671, transforming it into a baroque palace for Charles II. He also designed a splendid house at Kinross for his own family and Hopetoun House just west of Queensferry. Bruce is shown wearing an elegant striped dressing gown, gesturing with his porte-crayon at the drawing in his left hand.
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artist:John Michael WrightEnglish (1617 - 1694)
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title:Sir William Bruce, c 1630 - 1710. Architect
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date created:About 1664
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:72.40 x 61.00 cm; Framed: 88.00 x 77.30 x 6.00 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1919
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accession number:PG 894
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
John Michael Wright
John Michael Wright
The son of a London tailor, John Michael Wright took the unusual step of serving his apprenticeship, from 1636, with George Jamesone in Edinburgh. In the early 1640s Wright went to Rome, where he remained until 1656, becoming a member of the Academy of St Luke. On his return, he lived in London,...
